Italian Pasta Sauce

I picked up this recipe when I lived in Italy; everyone loves it. Thought it was time to share! The Merlot and chicken granules are very important ingredients that set this recipes aside from other sauces.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 64 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 3 large cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons Italian seasoning
• ¾ cup Merlot wine
• 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
• 3 tablespoons dried basil leaves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.n

Step 2

Sit tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, wine, tomato paste, chicken bouillon granules, basil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper with the onion mixture. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer, stirring frequently, for 1 hour.n